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Gail Griffin |
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Far-right Republican
extremist member of
the Arizona House of
Representatives,
representing
District 19. She
assumed office on
January 9, 2023. Her
current term ends on
January 13, 2025.
Griffin ran for
re-election to the
Arizona House of
Representatives to
represent District
19. She won in the
general election on
November 8, 2022.
Griffin is a former
Republican member of
the Arizona State
Senate, representing
District 14 from
2011 to 2019.
Griffin served as
majority whip from
2015 to 2019.
Griffin was unable
to run for
re-election in 2018
to the Arizona State
Senate because of
term limits. Griffin
served in the
Arizona House of
Representatives from
1997 to 2001. She
then served as Chair
of the Cochise
County Republican
Committee from 2002
to 2006. She was
also 3rd Vice Chair
of the District 30
Republican Committee
from 2003 to 2006.
Griffin then was a
candidate for the
state House again in
2006 but was not
elected. Griffin was
a district-level
delegate to the 2016
Republican National
Convention from
Arizona. All 58
delegates from
Arizona were bound
by state law to
support the winner
of the statewide
primary, Donald
Trump, for one
ballot at the
convention. |
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‘Conspiracy Theories’ Still Dominate Arizona
Senate Elections Committee |
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"“Conspiracy theories”
came up again later in the committee
meeting, this time in regard to HB2591,
which would prohibit voters from bringing
ballots to ballot drop boxes outside the
hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday, and would require that drop boxes be
only inside or attached to county buildings
and be under 24/7 video surveillance.
Hernandez asked the sponsor whether the bill
is inspired by the 2022 documentary “2,000
Mules,” which makes false claims of
widespread election fraud, focusing on
“ballot mules” who allegedly brought
hundreds of fraudulent ballots at a time to
ballot drop boxes. Bill sponsor Gail
Griffin, a Republican state
representative from Tucson, said she’s seen
video of “people with boxes coming and
dumping ballots,” though she
maintained that “2,000 Mules” has “ nothing
to do with this bill.”" |
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Mar. 20, 2023 |
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Southwest Gas
Recruited Elected
Officials To Back Its Rate Increase, Records
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Championing Southwest
Gas’ second rate increase in as many years,
mayors in some of Arizona’s fastest-growing
communities sent a letter of support to the
Arizona Corporation Commission claiming
proposals from a consumer interest group
“would impose unnecessary and costly
barriers for consumers” who want to use
natural gas. [...] “If enacted, these
misguided policies will slow our economic
progress and jeopardize the safety of our
communities,” the mayors wrote.
But
the letter wasn’t an organic outpouring of
community support. Rather, it was written by
Southwest Gas as part of a concerted effort
by the utility to drum up outside support of
its desired 11.6% price hike. [...]
At issue with the application for the
increase were proposals by the Southwest
Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) to require
Southwest Gas to conduct an Infrastructure
and Investment Plan (IIP) to guide processes
and shed light on future system upgrades.
Additionally, SWEEP wanted to eliminate
“construction allowances,” which are gas
infrastructure subsidies for large
construction projects paid by all ratepayers
in the system. “As you may know, SWEEP is a
Boulder, CO based environmental NGO that has
a stated organizational agenda that includes
‘advancing state policies that would
accelerate electrification in buildings,’”
Arizona state Sen.
Sine Kerr and state Rep. Gail Griffin,
both Republicans, wrote in a letter to the
Commission days before the final hearing.
“SWEEP’s IIP proposal would create a
government-knows-best approach to energy in
Arizona where politicians, not customers,
would decide what infrastructure is right
for a housing development or business.” |
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Jan. 31, 2023 |
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Center
for
Arizona
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2022 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
District
19 |
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Question 2: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law. |
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Candidates'
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Oppose. |
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Question 4: Allowing biological males that identify as transgender to play on female sports’ teams. |
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Position: Oppose |
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Question 8: Allowing parents to seek professional counseling for their minor child with same-sex attraction or gender identity issues.* |
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Position: Support |
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Question 9:
Protecting individuals and
businesses from being required
to provide services or use their
artistic expression in a manner
that violates their moral or
religious beliefs.** |
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Candidates' Position:
Support. |
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This is in reference to the
dangerous and disproven
"Reparative Therapy". |
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**Discriminatory
"Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Fanatical Republican
Extremist Of The
Day:
Gail
Griffin- 2021 Update |
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"On this date in
2020, as well as
2021, “Fanatical
Republican Extremist
of the Day” first
profiled Gail
Griffin, a member of
the Arizona House of
Representatives from
District 14 who has
bounced around the
Arizona state
legislature in
either chamber on
and off since 1997
(she has one term of
eligibility left in
the lower chamber,
and is already
term-limited from
ever serving again
in the Arizona State
Senate.) And, it
takes a special kind
of stupid to stand
out among Arizona
Republicans to get a
FRED profile, but
Griffin, whose brain
may be under undue
pressure from the
helmet of hair she’s
sporting, managed to
get our notice in
early January of
2019 when she filed
a bill to try and
pay for Donald
Trump’s stupid f***ing
idea for a wall on
the U.S./Mexico
border by
establishing a new
tax on… INTERNET
PORN." |
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Jan. 5, 2022 |
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Center
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Arizona
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2020 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State Representative LD-14 |
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Question 2:
Adding “sexual orientation,”
“gender identity,” or “gender
expression” to the protected
classes of race, religion, age,
sex, and ancestry in
nondiscrimination law. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppose. |
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Question 4:
Allowing biological males that
identify as transgender to play
on female sports’ teams. |
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Position: Oppose |
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Question 9:
Protecting a parent's right to
seek professional counseling for
their minor child with same-sex
attraction or gender identity
issues to help them reach their
desired outcome.* |
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Position: Support |
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Question 11:
Protecting individuals and
businesses from being required
to provide services or use their
artistic expression in a manner
that violates their moral or
religious beliefs.** |
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Candidates' Position:
Support. |
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*
This is in reference to the
dangerous and disproven
"Reparative Therapy". |
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**Discriminatory
"Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2018
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-14 |
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4: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Oppose. |
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9: Protecting a parent’s right to seek professional counseling for their minor child with same– sex attraction or gender identity issues to help them reach their desired outcome.* |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support. |
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This is in reference to the
dangerous and disproven
"Reparative Therapy". |
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Wasting Time At The Capitol |
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Mar. 8, 2018 |
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Lawmaker Blocking Efforts For Gifford's Memorial |
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Apr. 21, 2017 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2016 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-14 |
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Question
4:
Adding "sexual orientation,"
"gender identity," or "gender
expression" to the protected
classes of race, religion, age,
sex, and ancestry in
nondiscrimination law. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppose. |
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Question
6:
Prohibiting government from
discriminating against an
individual, organization, or
small business based on their
beliefs about marriage.* |
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Candidates'
Position:
Support. |
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Question
10:
Implementing policies to allow
students and faculty to use the
restroom, locker room, and
shower room that aligns with
their gender identity. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppose. |
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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Arizona ALEC* Politicians |
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*About
ALEC |
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Oct. 9, 2016 |
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Roll Call: Who Supported Expanding Dark
Money In Arizona? |
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Jul. 18, 2016 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2014
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-14 |
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9: Arizona’s voter-approved constitutional definition of marriage should be defended to the fullest extent legally possible. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support |
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11: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Oppose |
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15: Protecting individuals and businesses from being required to provide services or use their artistic expression in a manner that violates their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support |
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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Sen. Gail Griffin Does Not Like ‘Mexican’ |
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Mar. 9, 2014 |
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List Of Arizona Republicans Who Voted For
Anti-Gay Discrimination Bill |
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Feb. 28, 2014 |
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Americans For Prosperity*-Arizona Announces Its “Legislators Of The Week” For The Week Of February 17th |
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* About
Americans For Prosperity |
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Feb. 22, 2014 |
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Wolves
Are
In The Crosshairs, Thanks To Sen. Gail
Griffin |
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Feb. 4, 2014 |
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The Arizona Tea Party Election Candidates |
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2012 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2012
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate
LD-14 |
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9: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support |
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11: Adding
“sexual
orientation,”
“gender
identity,”
or
“gender
expression”
to the
protected
classes
of race,
religion,
age,
sex, and
ancestry
in
nondiscrimination
law. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Oppose |
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15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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Position: Support |
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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2010
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-1 |
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9: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support |
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12: Adding
“sexual
orientation,”
“gender
identity,”
or
“gender
expression”
to the
protected
classes
of race,
religion,
age,
sex, and
ancestry
in
nondiscrimination
law. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Oppose |
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15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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Position: Support |
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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2006 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State Representative LD-25 |
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Question
7:
Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Support. |
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Question
8:
. Adding “sexual orientation” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppose. |
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Arizona
State
Legislative
Election
2006
National
Political
Awareness
Test |
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Position Sought:
State Representative LD-25 |
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 Campaign Finance and Government Reform Issues |
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h) Should Arizona recognize civil unions between same-sex couples? |
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